Your computer frequently stops working when you attempt to play games.
Your computer frequently stops working when you attempt to play games.
Alright, First I'll give you a list of all the components: MB: MSI PRO B650-P CPU: AMD Ryzen 7700X RAM: Corsair Vengance 16GB X 2 6000 Mt/s GPU: Asrock Taichi White 7900XTX PSU: Corsair RMX 1000 Monitors: 32-inch Samsung curved 1080p (it's old, used it for years HDMI) __________ ASUS ROG Strix XG27UCDMG (Just got this, problems started after I got this monitor, my first ever OLED, DP) SO, If I don't game at all, the whole system works fine, I have HDR disabled because I thought that was what was crashing my PC before (apparently not) but while no games are running it seems to work just fine. After I try to launch a game though, I'll be able to launch it, probably get into the game for a minute and then it black screens and restarts. This used to only happen for more graphically intensive games with HDR on, and then it started happening for less intense games, and now its crashing on CIV 6 right after I load a world. I also thought it was because I was occasionally clicking between programs like discord and Opera GX to talk to my friends or change the musioc I was listening to, that used to be the exact pooint when I saw it crashing but now recently it just happens wether or not I click out of the window. I've tried windowed mode, re-installing drivers using DDU and the AMD cleanup tool, completley reinstalling windows, disabling hardware accelerated graphics on everything, changing the timeout times, updating the BIOS (actually all of this started after a BIOS update I believe), re-installing older BIOS, everything I can think of to fix this and it keeps happening. I feel like I've exhausted all of my options, I still don't even know what component is affecting this, it could be my GPU or my CPU, but windows crash logs don't really seem to point to anything, event viewer shows some errors but I don't understand what the errors are and they don't seem to explicitly tell me what the crashes are for. I've cleaned my drives as well to see if it was a drive issue, and I did have slight overheating with my CPU, and it turns out it was loosened when I moved, so I re-pasted and tightened it back down. All temps seem just fine after that. I got this as a birthday gift for myself maybe 3 years ago, and it has been very loved. I don't know what to do about this and I don't think I can afford to replace any components anymore
It sounds like an overheating issue. Have you tried monitoring temperatures? Use Hardware Monitor from CPUID .
I thought this too! I've been watching temperatures, at first the CPU was heating up, so I replaced and adjusted the cooler. Now temps are normal and it rarely goes above 80°C. Still, the problem keeps coming up.
In fact, this seems more like a failing power supply. It’s caused by your GPU experiencing brief power spikes during gaming. These spikes occur across all GPUs, but their intensity varies based on the card and manufacturer. Newer GPUs can temporarily draw 2-3 times their maximum power for short periods. If your PSU is outdated or damaged, these spikes will cause overcurrent protection to activate and shut down the PSU. My dad faced the same problem—he installed a 3080 in an old prebuilt system and would crash within minutes of playing Sea of Thieves after a few weeks. After replacing the PSU, he stopped crashing again (except for unrelated issues). If you have two monitors, check HWINFO64 and monitor the 12V rail while running a game to see if it drops below 12V during gameplay.
It doesn't always depend on age. If your PSU lacks native 12VHPWR or doesn't indicate SHIFT mode, it means your PSU is rated for ATX 2.4. That's generally acceptable. The current ATX 3.1 introduced a new rule for 200% sudden load, but ATX 2.4 hasn't adopted this feature in many cases. Modern high-end graphics cards like the 7900XT or newer GPUs can draw over 650W during spikes, whereas ATX 3.0 only supports up to 600W on the 12V rail. Even though it stays under the "1000 watt" limit, since power is split among multiple rails, it might still overload the 12V supply.